World through the aperture

A picture taken from the Chinese border city of Dandong, in China's northeast Liaoning province, shows the construction site of a new building in the North Korean town of Sinuiju, early on February 23, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

A selection of photos shot recently from around the world:

Workers repair a beach dock while kids run along as the sun sets at the Red Sea in the Sharm El Sheikh coastline resorts area, Egypt, February 22, 2019. (Photo by AP)The Monaco building (R) and former home of the late drug lord Pablo Escobar is being demolished, in Medellin, Colombia February 22, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)A vendor wears a costume at a street market ahead of Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil February 22, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)Government supporters flash heart-hand signals during the "Hands off Venezuela" concert at the Tienditas International Bridge, in Venezuela on the border with Colombia, February 22, 2019. (Photo by AP)People on a tree watch the "Venezuela Aid Live" concert at the Tienditas cross-border bridge between Colombia and Venezuela, in Cucuta, Colombia, February 22, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)Richard Freitag of Germany competes during the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Innsbruck, Austria, February 22, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)Students, holding placards, take the streets of Paris, France, as they demonstrate to draw more attention to fighting climate change, February 22, 2019. (Photo by AP)Supporters of Nigeria's incumbent President's party the All Progressives Congress (APC) march through local market in Port Harcourt, the opposition stronghold, southern Nigeria, on February 21, 2019. (Photo by AFP)Tear gas canisters are fired by Israeli troops toward Palestinians during a protest in the southern Gaza Strip February 22, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)A man ride a bicycle inside a refugee camp in Jimeta, Adamawa State, Nigeria on February 19, 2019, four days ahead of the country's General elections set for February 23 after a last-minute rescheduling. (Photo by AFP)